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National - Reputation research
Landelijk - Reputatieonderzoek — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 13 January 2027 at 17:30 — 74 days left.
- You submit on TenderNed — not here and not by e-mail. ↗ Submission via TenderNed with an eHerkenning account — issuance for foreign firms can take time; apply early. Sort out account and signature first — not on submission day.
- Offer and evidence in: Dutch.
- Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis on this page: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
What the buyer is looking for
ProRail needs services to develop and carry out a biennial reputation survey among relevant stakeholder groups. The total capped value is: € 550,000,- excluding VAT, with an expected value of € 520,000,- excluding VAT during the maximum contract duration, consisting of a fixed contract value of € 310,000,- excluding VAT and optional activities up to a value of approximately € 210,000,- excluding VAT.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (20 awards, most recently August 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around October 2026. The last award went to Ilge Subscription Management B.V.n = 20
- 19% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (696 awards since 2015, spread over 166 companies). 81% went to new names.n = 696 awards since 2015
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (629 procedures with a bid count); 27% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 629
- 12% of awards went to companies from abroad (696 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 3%.n = 696
- The award came in at a median 86% of the estimated value (8 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 85%.n = 8
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 01/11/2026.
Selection criteria — via the ESPD
The buyer states in the notice that eligibility is proven through the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD); the concrete requirements are in the tender documents. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in Dutch.
Eligibility analysis from the tender documents
Tender documents — direct download
Who has won at this buyer so far
Across all contract types of this buyer — not just this sector. A city buys software and fire engines through the same purchasing office.
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| VolkerRail Nederland B.V. | 20 | 2024–2026 |
| Dura Vermeer Railinfra B.V. | 14 | 2024–2026 |
| SWIETELSKY RAIL BENELUX B.V. | 13 | 2024–2026 |
| Arcadis Nederland B.V. | 12 | 2023–2026 |
| Movares Nederland B.V. | 12 | 2024–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 4 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 20 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 85 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 48 (median of 2,911 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
Foreign bidders
In the Netherlands · Business services, 193 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 6,646 recorded awards) — mostly from France, Germany, United Kingdom.
Submission language: Dutch.
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